Timothy J. Lee wrote:

> In article <_oIBd.7865$wu4.773@attbi_s52>,
> Brent P > wrote:
>
>>In article >, Jack Brown wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/dmanual/stopdist.gif
>>
>>It probably should be 103ft, which would be correct on the graph.
>>193ft from 55mph is horrid stoping power. A hyundai takes that long to
>>stop from 70mph. And it's one of the below average performing cars from
>>70mph in the C&D road test digest. There is no way 193ft is the average
>>of todays cars from 55mph.
>
>
> If you look at the nose of the vehicle graphics, they match up with the
> distances given (i.e. the nose of the car graphic is at 193 feet).
>
> 193 feet is absurdly long for any modern car stopping from 55mph.
> However, they may be including reaction time / distance -- i.e. the
> distance traveled from when the driver can see that s/he needs to stop
> to the time s/he hits the brakes. I.e. if the driver has a 1.1 second
> reaction time, then 90 feet traveled during the 1.2 seconds + 103 feet
> of braking distance adds up to 193 feet.
>
> Also consider that the "average" car driver includes those distracted (by
> cell phones or other things) or not paying much attention to driving at
> all. And that the "average" car in service may include those running
> on 8 year old waterlogged brake fluid, underinflated mismatched tires, etc..
>

You mean most people don't rip half their suspension apart every time
they hear a funny noise? (boggle) Ask me how I've spent my last couple
weekends. Go ahead, ask me (sigh.)

worst part is, I finally have one issue completely resolved, and now
have a new and exciting noise. I think it may be the sway bar bushings,
as I noticed that they were looking fairly deteriorated when I did my
last oil change, and again when tracking the original bad noise... (they
get soaked with oil whenever the engine leaks, which it was doing before
the last timing belt job) so maybe I will just change those before going
nuts. Like I said, sigh... (I'd consider buying a new car, if it
weren't for the fact that I don't think it would be any more reliable or
durable, and certainly wouldn't be as enjoyable to drive.)

nate

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